Re: [RFC][PATCH] cpufreq: Do not hold driver module references for additional policy CPUs

["Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@sisk.pl>]

On Friday, August 02, 2013 12:31:23 AM Srivatsa S. Bhat wrote:
> On 08/02/2013 12:31 AM, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> > On Thursday, August 01, 2013 11:36:49 PM Srivatsa S. Bhat wrote:
> >> Its the cpufreq_cpu_get() hidden away in cpufreq_add_dev_symlink(). With
> >> that taken care of, everything should be OK. Then we can change the
> >> synchronization part to avoid using refcounts.
> > 
> > So I actually don't see why cpufreq_add_dev_symlink() needs to call
> > cpufreq_cpu_get() at all, since the policy refcount is already 1 at the
> > point it is called and the bumping up of the driver module refcount is
> > pointless.
> > 
> 
> Hmm, yes, it seems so.
> 
> > However, if I change that I also need to change the piece of code that
> > calls the complementary cpufreq_cpu_put() and I kind of cannot find it.
> > 
> 
> ... I guess that's because you are looking at the code with your patch
> applied (and your patch removed that _put()) ;-)

No, it's not that one.  That one was complementary to the cpufreq_cpu_get()
done by cpufreq_add_policy_cpu() before my patch.  Since my patch changes
cpufreq_add_policy_cpu() to call cpufreq_cpu_put() before returning and
bump up the policy refcount with kobject_get(), the one in
__cpufreq_remove_dev() is changed into kobject_put() (correctly, IMO).

What gives?

Rafael


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